1971 San Francisco Giants season

1971 San Francisco Giants
1971 National League West Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Horace Stoneham
General manager(s) Jerry Donovan
Manager(s) Charlie Fox
Local television KTVU
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
Local radio KSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson)
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The 1971 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 89th year in Major League Baseball, their 14th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 12th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in first place in the National League West with a 90-72 record. The Giants faced the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1971 National League Championship Series, losing three games to one.

Offseason

Regular season

The Giants play at Candlestick Park, July 1971, with upper deck expansion in progress.

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 90 72 0.556 — 51–30 39–42
Los Angeles Dodgers 89 73 0.549 1 42–39 47–34
Atlanta Braves 82 80 0.506 8 43–39 39–41
Cincinnati Reds 79 83 0.488 11 46–35 33–48
Houston Astros 79 83 0.488 11 39–42 40–41
San Diego Padres 61 100 0.379 28½ 33–48 28–52

Record vs. opponents

1971 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 5–7 9–9 9–9 9–9 7–5 7–5 8–4 4–8 11–7 7–11 6–6
Chicago 7–5 — 6–6 5–7 8–4 8–10 11–7 11–7 6–12 9–3 3–9 9–9
Cincinnati 9–9 6–6 — 5–13 7–11 7–5 8–4 5–7 5–7 10–8 9–9 8–4
Houston 9–9 7–5 13–5 — 8–10 4–8 5–7 8–4 4–8 10–8 9–9 2–10
Los Angeles 9–9 4–8 11–7 10–8 — 8–4 5–7 7–5 4–8 13–5 12–6 6–6
Montreal 5–7 10–8 5–7 8–4 4–8 — 9–9 6–12 7–11 6–5 7–5 4–14
New York 5–7 7–11 4–8 7–5 7–5 9–9 — 13–5 10–8 7–5 4–8 10–8
Philadelphia 4-8 7–11 2–10 3–9 5–7 6–10 5–13 — 6–12 4–8 6–6 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 12–6 7–5 8–4 8–4 11–7 8–10 12–6 — 9–3 3–9 11–7
San Diego 7–11 3–9 8–10 8–10 5–13 5–6 5–7 8–4 3–9 — 5–13 4–8
San Francisco 11–7 9–3 9–9 9–9 6–12 5–7 8–4 6–6 9–3 13–5 — 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 4–8 10–2 6–6 14–4 8–10 11–7 7–11 8–4 7–5 —

Notable transactions

Game log and schedule

Legend
 Giants win
 Giants loss
 Postponement
BoldGiants team member
1971 Game Log (90–72) (Home: 51–30; Road: 39–42)

Postseason

1971 Postseason Game Log

Roster

1971 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
C Dietz, DickDick Dietz 142 453 58 114 .252 19 72 1
1B McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey 105 329 45 91 .277 18 70 0
2B Fuentes, TitoTito Fuentes 152 630 63 172 .273 4 52 12
3B Gallagher, AlAl Gallagher 136 429 47 119 .277 5 57 2
SS Speier, ChrisChris Speier 157 601 74 141 .235 8 46 4
LF Henderson, KenKen Henderson 141 504 80 133 .264 15 65 18
CF Mays, WillieWillie Mays 136 417 82 113 .271 18 61 23
RF Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds 155 619 110 178 .288 33 102 26

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster 36 105 28 .267 3 8
Healy, FranFran Healy 47 93 26 .280 2 11
Williams, BernieBernie Williams 35 73 13 .178 1 5
Duffy, FrankFrank Duffy 21 28 5 .179 0 2
Kingman, DaveDave Kingman 41 115 24 .278 6 24
Wicker, FloydFloyd Wicker 9 21 3 .143 0 1
Howarth, JimJim Howarth 7 13 3 .231 0 2
Heise, BobBob Heise 13 11 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry 37 280 16 12 2.76 158
Marichal, JuanJuan Marichal 37 279 18 11 2.94 159
Bryant, RonRon Bryant 27 140 7 10 3.79 79
Stone, SteveSteve Stone 24 110.2 5 9 4.16 63

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Cumberland, JohnJohn Cumberland 45 185 9 6 2.92 65
Carrithers, DonDon Carrithers 22 80.1 5 3 4.03 41
Robertson, RichRich Robertson 23 61 2 2 4.57 32

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Johnson, JerryJerry Johnson 67 12 9 18 2.97 85
Hamilton, SteveSteve Hamilton 39 2 2 4 3.02 38
Barr, JimJim Barr 17 1 1 0 3.57 16

National League Championship Series

The Pittsburgh Pirates win the series, 3-1, over the Giants.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5October 2Candlestick Park40,977
2Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4October 3Candlestick Park42,562
3San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2October 5Three Rivers Stadium38,322
4San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9October 6Three Rivers Stadium35,487

Award winners

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Jim Davenport
AA Amarillo Giants Texas League Andy Gilbert
A Fresno Giants California League Dennis Sommers
A Decatur Commodores Midwest League Frank Funk
Rookie Great Falls Giants Pioneer League Dick Wilson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ron Hunt at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ George Foster at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Floyd Wicker at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Frank Riccelli at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ Willie Prall at Baseball-Reference
  7. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1971.shtml
  8. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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